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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Arghâl's Melquiades Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Arghâl from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute, Amador Aimar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melquiades Cruz. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 11th minute, Natalio Benet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the game, The Ninja Vallejos's Jeremias Blanco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melquiades Cruz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Severiano Herena took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Melquiades Cruz. Melquiades Cruz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Ovando Cienfuegos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Severiano Herena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Ninja Vallejos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 31 minutes into the game, Jeremias Blanco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Melquiades Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 35 minutes into the match, Arghâl's goalkeeper Melquiades Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeremias Blanco. Ovando Cienfuegos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Filiberto Eudoxio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 45 minutes, João Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arghâl's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Simões was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ovando Cienfuegos made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Tono in the 51st minute of play forced Arghâl's goalkeeper Melquiades Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute Jeremias Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador Aimar in the 55th minute of play forced Arghâl's goalkeeper Melquiades Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Tono, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A collision led to Arghâl getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Cecilio Bizen hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Arghâl's goal looked a bit too open when Ceferino Tono came free, but Melquiades Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Arghâl's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Blanco came free, but Melquiades Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute Severiano Herena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Arghâl's Ovando Cienfuegos got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 70th match minute, Arghâl was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Benet to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Severiano Herena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Ninja Vallejos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Melquiades Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Fagildo in the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Herena in the 82nd minute of play forced Arghâl's goalkeeper Melquiades Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Herena, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When Ovando Cienfuegos came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Arghâl fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ovando Cienfuegos couldn't finish the play. The Ninja Vallejos's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.